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United States v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

Civil suit by the U.S. government over investments made by two Harvard advisers of a U.S.-funded project in Russia, some through family members. The judge held Hay liable on three False Claims Act counts, Shleifer on one, and Harvard for breach of contract. Settled in 2005 without admission of liability.

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Sep 2000 – Aug 2005

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  • Harvard University defendant; held liable for breach of contract, cleared of fraud Primary record 1

    The judge found Harvard did not know its statements to USAID were false.

  • Andrei Shleifer defendant; held liable on the conspiracy count only; settled without admission Primary record 1

    He won on Count I, Count II was left open, and all defendants won on common-law fraud. The judge did not decide whether the project's conflict rules bound him. All claims against his wife and against Hay's then-girlfriend had been dismissed.

  • Jonathan Hay defendant; held liable on three False Claims Act counts; settled without admission Primary record 1
  • U.S. Agency for International Development funded the project, suspended it in May 1997 and ended it on 6 June 1997 Primary record 1
  • U.S. Department of Justice announced the settlement Scholarship & press 2
  • Harvard Institute for International Development ran the project Primary record 1
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  1. Sep 2000 – Aug 2005 United States v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
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  1. United States v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 323 F. Supp. 2d 151 (D. Mass. 2004), memorandum and order of Judge Woodlock, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Caselaw Access Project), 28 Jun 2004. Primary record
    On Count VI (breach of contract), the government’s summary judgment motion is GRANTED against Harvard
    On Count III (§ 3729(a)(3)), the government’s summary judgment motion is GRANTED against Hay and Shleifer
    On Count I (§ 3729(a)(1)), the government’s summary judgment motion is GRANTED against Hay, and DENIED against Shleifer and Harvard
    USAID permanently terminated the Project on June 6,1997.
    In 1992, USAID entered into a Cooperative Agreement with the Harvard Institute for International Development (“HIID”), a Harvard University entity, to create a program to support the Russian reform effort.
  2. Harvard Settles Suit For $26.5 M, The Harvard Crimson, 5 Aug 2005. Scholarship & press
    the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
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